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What you have to know about RA's knuckler is that usually, batters have all the time in the world to try to adjust to it. But RA throws it 80 MPH, must faster than the traditional knucklers. That means batters have to deal with the erratic nature of the pitch with little to no time to react to it.

LOL is that Thole behind the plate? Whoever the catcher is, he's lucky to have gotten a glove on that ball, considering his eyes are closed from flinching so hard. That pitch honestly looks inhuman. Like seriously, when we throw things they just don't do that unless you're magic or in outer space. Love the WTF look on the batter's face, gonna show this link to some of my buddies who don't really understand who RA Dickey is.

I was taking those pitch designations from PitchFX- I wouldn't be surprised if the curve I listed is actually a changeup that got misclassified by the system. Any changeup you throw that slow is bound to have the bottom fall out.

LOL is that Thole behind the plate? Whoever the catcher is, he's lucky to have gotten a glove on that ball, considering his eyes are closed from flinching so hard. That pitch honestly looks inhuman. Like seriously, when we throw things they just don't do that unless you're magic or in outer space. Love the WTF look on the batter's face, gonna show this link to some of my buddies who don't really understand who RA Dickey is.

I think you're right, I should of read the whole thread. I've never thought of this until now, but it must be much more difficult for home plate umpires to call knuckleballers. If the batter, catcher and pitcher for that matter are having trouble tracking it, it can't be much easier for the umps to do the same.

I think you're right, I should of read the whole thread. I've never thought of this until now, but it must be much more difficult for home plate umpires to call knuckleballers. If the batter, catcher and pitcher for that matter are having trouble tracking it, it can't be much easier for the umps to do the same.

I remember hearing before that it's very tough for umps to call. Can't say I've seen enough knuckleballers over the years to give an honest opinion. Also...this-